All news – Page 1623
-
News
Chris Avery to lead merged First Air-Canadian North
Airline veteran Chris Avery is the new chief executive of Canadian carrier First Air, succeeding Brock Friesen on 1 October.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Bombardier ready to seize high ground with Global 7500
Bombardier's eagerly anticipated Global 7500 business jet was awarded Canadian type certification on 28 September, capping a largely uneventful two-year flight-test campaign for the ultra-long-range twin that saw over 2,700h logged by five aircraft.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Sukhoi offers Superjet upgrades to appease Interjet
Sukhoi is offering cabin densification fuel-saving winglets for Interjet's Superjet 100s, in ongoing efforts to persuade the Mexican airline to retain the fleet after it faced well-documented operational issues with the type.
-
News
UTC ordered to sell two units before acquiring Rockwell Collins
US regulators has made the divestment of two Rockwell Collins subsidiaries a condition of allowing its takeover by United Technologies.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Why engine shop TS&S sees its role as OEM partner
Middle Eastern engine shop Turbine Services & Solutions has a unique position in the MRO sector.
-
News
Airbus points to lower-weight variant of BelugaXL
Airbus technical data on the new BelugaXL logistics transport shows that the aircraft is being developed with two weight variants.
-
News
A321neo certified for long-range modifications
Airbus’s A321neo has been certified to operate with three additional centre fuel tanks, enabling it to conduct long-range operations.
-
News
Canberra issues RFI for light special forces helicopters
Canberra has issued a request for information related to “light helicopters” to support special operations.
-
News
Light military helicopter production faces decade of decline
The number of light military helicopters produced worldwide is projected to decline more than 56% to just 92 units a year in 2026 from a decade prior.
-
News
Air Niugini confirms fatality in Chuuk 737 accident
Air Niugini has confirmed that there was one fatality resulting from the undershoot accident involving a Boeing 737-800 that was attempting to land at Chuuk International airport on 28 September.
-
News
Jetlines' new CEO envisions 'different kind of airline'
The new chief executive of Canadian company Jetlines is working to develop a tech-driven airline that takes inspiration from some of the world's leading technology companies.
-
News
Alaska to operate majority of new Paine Field flights
Alaska Airlines will operate more than half of the 24 planned commercial flights from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, when service commences early next year.
-
News
Primera collapses before realising transatlantic ambitions
Leisure carrier Primera Air succumbed to financial pressure just a few months after the operator embarked on an ambitious expansion on transatlantic routes.
-
News
Struggling Primera Air to cease operations
Northern European carrier Primera Air is to cease operations within the next few hours, after failing to secure financing to maintain services.
-
News
PICTURES: Air Force One replica lands near Washington DC
A replica of Air Force One landed on the shores of the Potomac River south of Washington DC today, part of a new exhibit on democracy.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Cabins set for tech overhaul, from toilets to trolleys
Commercial aircraft cabins – long the domain of clunky internet, occasionally clogged lavatories and manual tray-table checks by busy flight attendants – may soon get a digital makeover.
-
NewsUnited adds nine 787-9s to orderbook
United Airlines has ordered nine more Boeing 787-9s, bringing its backlog for the type to 13 aircraft.
-
News
Air Niugini confident missing passenger evacuated 737
Air Niugini insists there is evidence that a missing passenger from the Boeing 737-800 which undershot on approach to Chuuk did safely exit the jet.
-
NewsPICTURES: F-35Bs make debut appearance aboard UK aircraft carrier
Preparations to restore the UK Royal Navy's lapsed carrier strike capability took a major step forward on 25 September, with the arrival of two Lockheed Martin F-35Bs for embarked testing aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.
-
News
Air China picks LHT and local partner for A350 component support
China Aviation Supplies (CASC) and Lufthansa Technik have been jointly engaged to provide component maintenance for Air China's Airbus A350 fleet.